Tomorrow’s Warriors has been instrumental in developing several award-winning artists, helping them achieve their ambitions and forge successful professional careers. Our directors have also bagged a few gongs for themselves and the team over the past three decades! Here’s a list of our awards so far. We don’t include awards earned by our alumni after leaving our programme as, not only do the awards belong to them, but also there are just too many awards to mention! Congratulations all round!
Year | Awarding Body | Reason For Award | Leader / Artist |
2022 | WorldWide Awards | Community | Tomorrow’s Warriors |
2021 | University of London Institute in Paris | Honorary Doctorate – Doctor of Music honoris causa | Dr Gary Crosby OBE |
2021 | Jazz FM Awards | Impact Award | Tomorrow’s Warriors |
2021 | Music Producers Guild | Inspiration Award | Janine Irons MBE & Gary Crosby OBE |
2020 | Music Week | Women In Music Roll of Honour for music industry game-changers | Janine Irons MBE |
2019 | SheSaid.So | Alternative Power 100 Music List | Janine Irons MBE |
2019 | HM Queen Elizabeth II | The Queen’s Medal for Music 2018 for major influence on the musical life of the nation | Gary Crosby OBE |
2018 | Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance | Honorary Fellowship for Outstanding Contribution to Music Education | Gary Crosby OBE |
2018 | Parliamentary Jazz Awards | Special Award – Outstanding Contribution to Jazz | Gary Crosby OBE |
2017 | Parliamentary Jazz Awards | Jazz Education | Tomorrow’s Warriors |
2017 | Parliamentary Jazz Awards | Jazz Newcomer | Nérija |
2017 | British Assoc. of Songwriters, Composers & Authors | Gold Badge Award | Gary Crosby OBE |
2016 | Worshipful Company of Musicians | Young Musician of the Year | Daniel Casimir |
2014 | Worshipful Company of Musicians | Young Musician of the Year | Moses Boyd |
2014 | National Festival of Music For Youth | Best Jazz Ensemble | Tomorrow’s Warriors Female Collective – Troy |
2013 | National Festival of Music For Youth | National Partnerships Award – Jazz Category | Tomorrow’s Warriors Female Collective – Nérija |
2013 | National Festival of Music For Youth | Best Jazz Ensemble | Tomorrow’s Warriors – Ezra Collective |
2013 | Mayor of London Gigs Big Busk | Youth Category – Winner | Sam Barnett |
2012 | Essentially Ellington Big Band Competition | Best Rhythm Section | Tomorrow’s Warriors Youth Orchestra |
2012 | Essentially Ellington Big Band Competition | Outstanding Bassist | Will Burcher |
2012 | Essentially Ellington Big Band Competition | Outstanding Soloists | Mark Kavuma (trumpet) / Ruben Fox (tenor sax) |
2012 | Parliamentary Jazz Awards | Jazz Education | Gary Crosby OBE |
2012 | Worshipful Company of Musicians | Young Musician of the Year | Laura Jurd |
2012 | Yamaha Jazz Experience | Best Ensemble (11-19yrs) | Tomorrow’s Warriors – Ezra Collective |
2012 | Mayor of London Gigs Big Busk | Band Category – Runner Up | Tomorrow’s Warriors – Ezra Collective |
2010 | Worshipful Company of Musicians | Young Musician of the Year | Nathaniel Facey |
2010 | Yamaha Jazz Experience | Best Ensemble (11-19yrs) | Tomorrow’s Warriors Biggish Band |
2009 | Worshipful Company of Musicians | Young Musician of the Year | Shaney Forbes |
2009 | The Queen’s Birthday Honours | OBE for Services to Music | Gary Crosby |
2008 | Worshipful Company of Musicians | Young Musician of the Year | Zem Audu |
2007 | British Jazz Awards | Best New CD | Abram Wilson |
2007 | British Jazz Awards | Best Saxophonist | Soweto Kinch |
2007 | BBC Radio | Services to Jazz | Gary Crosby |
2007 | MOBO | Best Jazz Act | Soweto Kinch |
2006 | Urban Music Awards | Best Jazz Act | Soweto Kinch |
2006 | Parliamentary Jazz Awards | Best Ensemble | Jazz Jamaica |
2006 | The Queen’s Birthday Honours | MBE for Services to the Music Industry | Janine Irons |
2006 | BBC Radio | Rising Star | Andrew McCormack |
2005 | International Songwriting Competition, Nashville, TN | Best Jazz Composition | Abram Wilson |
2004 | Urban Music Awards | Best Jazz Act | Soweto Kinch |
2004 | BBC Radio | Best Band | Soweto Kinch |
2004 | BBC Radio | Best Instrumentalist | Soweto Kinch |
2004 | Peter Whittingham Awards | Best Innovation | Soweto Kinch |
2003 | MOBO | Best Jazz Act | Soweto Kinch |
2003 | Mercury Music Prize | An Album Of The Year | Soweto Kinch |
2002 | BBC Radio | Best Band | Jazz Jamaica All Stars |
2002 | Ocho Rios Jazz Festival Directorate | Consistent Contribution to Music in Jamaica | Gary Crosby |
2002 | BBC Radio | Rising Star | Soweto Kinch |
2002 | Montreux Jazz Festival/White Foundation | International Saxophone Competition | Soweto Kinch |
2000 | British Jazz Awards | Rising Star | Denys Baptiste |
1999 | MOBO | Best Jazz Act | Denys Baptiste |
1999 | Mercury Music Prize | An Album Of The Year | Denys Baptiste |
1998 | Perrier Young Jazz Awards | Best Ensemble | J-Life |
1998 | Perrier Young Jazz Awards | Best Vocalist | Julie Dexter |
1998 | Perrier Young Jazz Awards | Best Debut CD (2nd) | J-Life |
1997 | Jazz à Vienne – Concours International d’Orchestres | Best International Ensemble | Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop |
1997 | Jazz à Vienne – Concours International d’Orchestres | Best Soloist (3rd) | Denys Baptiste |
1997 | International Jazz Federation, Leverkusen, Germany | European Young Jazz Artists | J-Life |